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By Ray Larez
9nd Annual Sand Sports Super Show
Dragon Fire/Kicker Polaris Ranger ready
to hit the slops and party like a rock
star!
Lodestar Racing displaying there new
products for 2007.
Custom Painted California Angel Banshee.
BITD winners displaying there own line
of Polaris RZR parts. |
Once again it is time for the biggest
off-road Expo on the West Coast, the 9th annual
Sand Sport Super Show. Every year we come to
this show and see some of the trickiest sand
machines on the planet. This year there were
even some machines that weren’t for the sand at
all, but meant to hit the slopes. Also, just
like in years past, this expo has done nothing
but grow. A whole new section was opened to
accommodate the new exhibitors.
This show had it all from big boy toys to toy
haulers. It was all here and ready for you to
take home. If that wasn’t in your budget, there
were plenty of free posters and swag to fill
your goodie bag. It was like trick or treat for
the big kids. I got a really cool H-bomb video
from the R.I.S. Designs booth.
Speaking of R.I.S. Designs, we noticed this
totally custom California Angels themed Yamaha
Banshee. All the custom parts, the chrome, and
an awesome paint job made this one of the
cleanest ATVs we spotted this weekend. Also,
roaming the seemingly endless halls and isles,
we spotted the new KTM 525. Wow, what a sweet
machine!!! Out of the box it comes with Ohlin
shocks, hydraulic clutch, a nice and wide front
suspension package (no need for aftermarket
a-arms), and an anti-vibe stem. I think all it
needs is a set of nerfs, and you are ready to go
racing!! Maybe if I play my cards right, Santa
will bring one for X-mas. Lonestar Racing had a
really nice display and new parts for the KFX450
and the Polaris RZR. The Girls from Triumph
Motorsports were on hand and a nicely painted
Rhino built just for the ladies was displayed in
their booth. The pink with stars paint jobs was
definitely an eye catcher and had all the ladies
wanting to take this one home.
As for the Rhino craze, it has died down
somewhat and now the other manufacturers are
jumping on the band wagon. So it is not the UTV
craze, and the companies that once were named
after the famed Rhino UTV have now changed their
names. Rhino Craft has now changed to Pro Craft
and Rhino Mafia has changed to Mafia Industries.
Now you see less Rhinos and more Polaris RZR’s
like the one we saw in the Pro Craft booth. What
a clean vehicle; and if you haven’t driven a RZR
yet, I would definitely recommend it. What a
blast! This machine has great useable power and
we can see why they are growing in popularity.
Over in the Works performance booth they
informed us they have just released a suspension
package kit for the Polaris RZR. It includes
Lonestar Racing MTS +4 A-arm kit, axles,
Streamline brake lines, and Works Performance
Shocks of your choice. Also on display was a RZR
built by the guys over at Jagged X. This blue
machine was really cool looking and had some
really nice accessories. Some of these tricked
out RZR and Rhinos are in the $30,000 range with
mods.
Then there was this monstrosity built by
Dragon Fire!! It had to be in the $50,000 range
with all the kicker audio equipment and other
really awesome accessories. It was originally a
Polaris Ranger, turned snowboarder party vehicle
– that was my take on it. It had an air cannon
in the rear to shoot T-shirts into a large
crowd. It also had a somewhat out-of-control
Kicker stereo system to rock the party!! The cab
is fully enclosed to keep the occupants warm and
toasty. Of course, there were tank tracks so you
wouldn’t get stuck in the snow!! You have to
give it to the guys over at Dragon Fire for
building a really cool Ranger, but at the Sand
Show?? Come on guys! Build us a really cool sand
machine like that next year, maybe with some AC?
All-in-all another Sand Sports Super Show is
in the books with plenty of new products and the
ultimate in show vehicles, Sand Rails, UTVs,
Trucks, Dirt Bikes, and of course, ATVs. This
show had it all and more. It is a great way to
spend your weekend and take the kids out to have
a really good time.
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